So in a week that brought such pain to the city of Manchester you can not begrudge one of their teams the success in the Europa Cup final and whilst it wont bring back the lives of those innocent victims it is a distraction that many need at this time .

Last year's champions Barcelona finished second on 90 points after coming from two goals down to beat Eibar 4-2 at home. Takashi Inui managed to give Barca a scare with a goal in each half but the game smoothed out for the Spanish giants with Argentina star Messi's brace and goals from Luis Suarez and a David Junca own goal.

There were a cluster of players a further shot back on 68 including British Open champion Henrik Stenson and his fellow Swede Alex Noren , the world number 13, as the field enjoyed ideal scoring conditions on a revamped West Course without ripping it to pieces.

Still, they beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland the next game before falling easily in Games 4 and 5. Who isn't consumed with this? The Cavs lost one game in these playoffs - Game 3 to Boston - by three points on a night when James suffered through one of the worst playoff games of his illustrious career.

Ben Stokes called on England to carry their form into the ICC Champions Trophy after they wrapped up the Royal London Series against South Africa on Saturday. "I can't be unhappy, we fought right to the end and probably had it in the bag for most of that last half hour", De Villiers said. "We lost myself and Quinny together so it could have been easier, but we batted very deep".

Even McLaren , which will have cars on the starting grids of both the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500 , has dubbed this weekend "A Race of Two Worlds". Moving through karting and single-seaters, he raced and beat the current Formula One driver Carlos Sainz Jr in three different categories before the money ran out in his endeavours to reach F1.

Win or lose, Alaves is savoring the cup final on Saturday as the flawless finish to its first season back in Spain's topflight in an decade. Only victory in Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Alaves will salvage some pride from Barcelona's season and give coach Luis Enrique a successful send-off, whilst the Basques dream of lifting the trophy for a first time .

Nadal, who will play France's Benoit Paire in the first round , is in the same half of the draw as Djokovic , who will take on the unseeded Marcel Granollers in the opening round. "You can put me in that category of people that about a year ago was probably saying, 'Okay, I don't see him winning a slam anymore". HollywoodLifers , are you excited for the French Open? The German left-hander has endured a miserable clay court season, losing early in Stuttgart and crashing out in ...

A panel comprising an ex-match official, one former manager and a retired player will meet to review each case independently. "We won the league". But he looked genuinely delighted (and rightly so) to be celebrating the victory alongside his co-stopper, and the champagne will be flowing for a while to come yet.

Jenson Button has been handed a 15-place grid penalty ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix due to Honda power unit problems. Alonso and Button are two of the most experienced open-wheel drivers alive today, and on Sunday, Alonso wished his former teammate luck over team radio just before the lights went out for the Monaco race.

In effect, it'll lead to more ties. The NFL also wants to put some flair back into celebrations , allowing players to use the football as a prop, celebrate as a group and roll around on the ground again if they choose. Commissioner Roger Goddell sent a letter to fans Tuesday that highlighted touchdown celebrations that won't be flagged next season, a decision aimed at delivering "a more exciting game experience".

I feel like I'm the best in the division - I'm willing and ready to fight anyone". Two defeats to Carl Froch - the second in front of 80,000 at Wembley - and one to Badou Jack, had left Groves' career in tatters. "I've got no words", Groves said filled of joy. Groves, from London, improved to 26-3 (19 KOs). Chudinov (14-2, 10 KOs), 29, lost the same WBA title by a disputed, majority decision to Felix Sturm in February 2016 and the Russian had not fought since.